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Life, animated : a story of sidekicks, heroes, and autism / Ron Suskind, winner of the Pulitzer Prize

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: First paperback editionDescription: 372 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781484741238
  • 1484741234
  • 9781484708781
  • 1484708784
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 618.92/85882 23
LOC classification:
  • RJ506.A9 S88 2016
Contents:
Growing backward -- Bumping into walls -- In character -- Musical chairs -- The protekter of sidekicks -- A journey song -- Magic formulas -- Luck from unluck -- Blessings, undisguised -- The movie gods -- To do it on his own -- The animated life -- Sidekicks -- In the time since publication
Summary: The author describes how his autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library 618.92/SUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500047028

Growing backward -- Bumping into walls -- In character -- Musical chairs -- The protekter of sidekicks -- A journey song -- Magic formulas -- Luck from unluck -- Blessings, undisguised -- The movie gods -- To do it on his own -- The animated life -- Sidekicks -- In the time since publication

The author describes how his autistic son, Owen, learned to cope with his handicap from a young age by memorizing the dialogue of Disney movies and having his family play the roles of the animated characters

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